NGC6441 and G Scorpi
 Globular Cluster, Brilliant Orange Star, Planetary Nebula

 

            
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 Haro
            1-36 Planetary nebula is arrowed here.


            
18th
            magnitude Haro 1-38 Planetary nebula is circled here. Scale is
            2x above frame.
 

            
 There are
            few pairs of deep sky objects in the sky as dramatic as this
            one, a distant dust yellowed globular cluster combined with a
            brilliant orange star side by side. This has been one of my favorites
            to shoot for years, and I believe this image portrays it the
            best so far. Located in a dense stellar Milky Way field just
            off the tail of Scorpius, this pair makes a fine telescopic target
            for medium sized telescopes. The Globular cluster on the left
            is NGC6441, a bright 7.2 magnitude object spanning 10 arc minutes
            in size. It is barely resolved here, the outermost stars can
            be seen in the largest image as a sprinkling of dim yellow stars.
            Dust from our galaxy has blotted out nearly all of the blue stars
            here. Most stars in this object are 16th magnitude, making resolution
            into stars beyond the range of most small telescopes.

            
The brilliant K0
            type orange star just to the right of the globular is 3.2 magnitude
            G scorpii, creating a brilliant companion object. Just to its
            upper right a pale teal colored stellar object which is arrowed
            in the second smaller image is the tiny planetary nebula Haro
            1-36. At 12th magnitude it has a high surface brightness with
            a size of 10 arc seconds should be an easy target for moderate
            scopes. Don't try to see the central star in this one, its 17th
            magnitude.

            
There is one more
            planetary nebula in this field, Haro 1-38 which was barely recorded
            at mag 18.3 as an extended red object spanning 7 arc seconds.

Optics:  8" f/4 Newtonian Astrograph w/Baader MPCC Coma Corrector
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200  
Camera:  Hutech Modified Canon XTi @ ISO800
Exposure:  3 x 5m = 15 mins
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  6/10, Transparency 8/10
Outside Temperature:  65F
Processing Tools:  Photoshop CS2, Images Plus 3.82
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